flattened ginkgo trunk
the only evidence of
the house that stood there
... and occasional Tanka... and Haibun. Started after a competition on the unbound.co.uk blog (see #1 and #2). Mostly actually senryu , I think. This year attempting to publish a Haiku every day - 365 Haiku a Day. For good or for ill, I always aim to stick rigidly to a 5-7-5 structure - forgive me if I have counted the syllables wrong, often they are how I have said, or thought, them in my head rather than their official number.
a face silhouette
smile, prettiness, crookedness
each now paid no mind
From words on page 198 of Lapvona by Otessa Moshfegh (Vintage, 2022).